The Local Soaps Project

[Lil Outlaws]

Round 1:

Fredericksburg Peaches & Cream
(I'll be doing this one again with a straight peach FO so it won't discolor)

Local river water
Peach Nectar from Fredericksburg
Harvest Peach yogurt
Peaches & Cream FO (from LeCrissa's)




Round 2:

Hill Country Prickly Pear

Local river water
macerated prickly pear fruit (with seeds)




Round 3:

Medina Orchard Apple

Fresh pressed apple juice with pulp
Hot Apple Pie FO (LeCrissa's)
cinnamon swirl

 

[ChrissyB]

Hi
They look great. With all the great ingredients you've put in there, you could almost eat it!!
I bet they sell great!

 

[wonderland]

i've been waiting on that.

good lord, it's lovely. care to sell one? :wink:

 

[surf girl]

I love your whole Local Soaps project. Great idea.

Those bars look great - can't wait to see the next ones!

 

[Lindy]

You idea is truly inspired and I love seeing it come together for you! I'm looking forward to seeing more of these soaps....BTW - this one looks fabulous and so creamy!

 

[ilovedoxies]

Your soap looks great!

River water? Have you used that before? How did everything turn out? I have a popular river close by, that's a good idea, but I've always heard that river water has a bunch of contaminates in it. We can't even eat the fish from it here.

 

[Lil Outlaws]

we have one part of the river like that, it's nasty. The part where I got this is so clean the health dept. actually says you can drink it. Either way, I put it in a bowl and let it sit so any floaties would come to the top then I froze it and scraped the top layer off LOL

 

[IanT]

awesome job!!!... maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarvelous.....simply maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarvelous

 

[Lindy]

I would think that the lye is going to kill most nasties? I sometimes use sea water and I figure the lye is taking care if sterilizing it....I do let it sit for a while before using it, but I'm not doing anything else with it and it seems to be okay....

 

[topcat]

Keep them coming Lil Outlaws.....I especially want to see the prickly pear soap!

Lovely, lovely creamy soap.

Tanya

 

[Lil Outlaws]

Ask and ye shall receive, Tanya!

The Prickly Pear is setting up as we speak.. I should have pictures tomorrow!!


Also I have a skillet on the stove with some Cabernet simmering down to a syrup for the Vineyard soap.. I'm about to mash up some local strawberries for the Poteet Strawberry.. and after I finish cleaning up from the Prickly Pear, I'll start the Apple Orchard
(it's gonna be YUUUUUUMMMMMMYYYY - making it with unfiltered juice from the local orchard.. the kind with all the thick yummy stuff in the bottom!)

 

[topcat]

Lil, you are so inspiring....and very full-on!!! After reading several of your posts about doing this soap, then that soap, then the other soap - I have actually made a batch each of two days in a row.....I am sooooo proud :roll: :wink: )

I am looking forward to your pics so much

Tanya

 

[Lil Outlaws]

Awww thanks Tanya!
I just unmolded the Prickly Pear and it looks and smells divine. I'm waiting on the sunlight to be a bit better, I'm going to go sit it in our cactus and take it's mugshot

It's a light yellowish green with a thin layer of a purpley pink (like the cactus with fruit) and has spots throughout it from the little bits and seeds of the Prickly Pear Fruit.. it's incredible!


I also unmolded two logs of Inauguration Day soap - two versions of red/white/blue MP soap. One of them I love and the other isn't bad either lol I'll be posting those later too..

 

[pepperi27]

That looks awesome! Love the way you cut it very kewl!

 

[Lil Outlaws]

Added pics of the Prickly Pear! And Medina Orchard Apple is setting up as we speak

 

[topcat]

Oh, that is so pretty! Such a lovely soap! Tell me again....when did you start CPing? It must have been years and years ago - all your soaps are wonderful. Can' wait to see the Medina Orchard Apple.

Tanya

 

[Lil Outlaws]

awwwww thanks!! I think it was maybe a month or two ago - I'm sooooo addicted LOL and now I'm running low on lye, I need to reorder or I'll have to take a break - eeeeeek!
:wink:

BTW my whole house smells like the most delicious apple pie... mmmmm I hope it looks as good as it smells!

 

[Jody]

Wow. So pretty. I love the prickly pear and the seeds. Awesome colours.

 

[craftgirl08]

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Wooo HOOO!! Very nice pics. The first one looks good enough to take a bite out of.

craftgirl

 

[Lil Outlaws]

Added Medina Orchard Apple!